A Sudsy CSA

In Maine, consumers can buy dairy products, meat, fish, eggs and organic produce via a growing array of subscription-based, community supported agriculture programs. CSAs encourage customers to pay a farmer or fisherman up front in exchange for weekly shares of, say, shrimp or mixed vegetables. As Jay Field reports, microbrew lovers on the Blue Hill Peninsula will soon be able to buy their beer the same way.

Related Content

Here at home, both campaigns are working hard to brand their candidate as more relatable, more quintessentially American. It’s a mission that involves lots of visits to diners, burger joints, and county fairs. But when it comes to looking folksy, the President has one advantage that GOP nominee Mitt Romney just can’t swallow. Producer Taylor Quimby reports.

Check out the White House Beer brewing process and the recipe for the beer here:

Last week we learned that New Hampshire is first in the nation in yet another category - per capita beer sales. According to a trade group study, for every Granite Stater of legal drinking age, state bars and retailers sell 43 gallons of beer.

It's a good time to brew beer in America. According to beer expert Julia Herz, U.S. brewing isn't just on the upswing, it's on top. "We're now the No. 1 destination for beer, based on diversity and amount of beers," she says.

But if you want to see the strength of America's beer industry, you may want to look past beverage giants like Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors. According to the Brewers Association, nearly 2,000 American brewers operated during 2011 — the most since the 1880s.